Dental Crown on 8Yr Old

I had a crown at his age and it fell out like all the other teeth. I just felt different.

Take Care!

If this is a front tooth it is normal, however the back teeth do not usually come out until 11-13.

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Either way, I am glad your son is feeling better!

S.

His permanent tooth is probably coming in. My 8 year old went through the same thing last year....she never said anything and the permanent tooth came in nearly sideways trying to push the capped tooth out. She did have to get the capped tooth pulled b/c it didn't fall out on its own. Permanent tooth came in straight after that.

I understand your son's case may be different but it seems like the obvious reason for his tenderness in that area. For some kids the tooth may just fall out but in my case, and maybe yours, it will need to get pulled.

This exact thing happen right before Christmas to our 9 yr old daughter. The crown had been loose for about a month and then she started complaining that it was hurting (she saw the dentist in Oct and everthing was fine). I called the dentist as soon as I noticed that the gum around the tooth was really red. They saw us the next day and extracted the tooth. The crown was loose enough for food to get stuck underneath and she had the very begingings of infection. Now that the crown is out of the way her "adult" tooth started to come in. And as soon as it was out the infection cleared on it's own w/o meds and she has had no other problems.
Good luck,
S.

Don't have answer to your crown/new teeth question, but I would have him swish warm salted water in his mouth to help clean and heal the irritation. I have a feeling he's got some brisket in there somewhere. Hasn't had popcorn, has he? Those kernels can really get wedged out of sight.

Maybe some Tylenol in the meantime? Hope he feels better soon.